۞ قُلْSay,أَئِنَّكُمْ`Do you indeedلَتَكْفُرُونَ[surely] disbelieveبِٱلَّذِىin the One Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلْأَرْضَthe earthفِىinيَوْمَيْنِtwo periodsوَتَجْعَلُونَand you set upلَهُۥٓwith Himأَندَادًا‌ۚrivals?ذَٲلِكَThatرَبُّ(is the) Lordٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ(of) the worlds.`9

وَجَعَلَAnd He placedفِيهَاthereinرَوَٲسِىَfirmly-set mountainsمِن فَوْقِهَاabove itوَبَـٰرَكَand He blessedفِيهَاtherein,وَقَدَّرَand determinedفِيهَآthereinأَقْوَٲتَهَاits sustenanceفِىٓinأَرْبَعَةِfourأَيَّامٍperiodsسَوَآءًequal,لِّلسَّآئِلِينَfor those who ask.10

ثُمَّThenٱسْتَوَىٰٓHe directed (Himself)إِلَىtowardsٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenوَهِىَwhile it (was)دُخَانٌsmoke,فَقَالَand He saidلَهَاto itوَلِلْأَرْضِand to the earth,ٱئْتِيَا`Come both of youطَوْعًاwillinglyأَوْorكَرْهًاunwillingly.`قَالَتَآThey both said,أَتَيْنَا`We comeطَآئِعِينَwillingly.`11

فَأَرْسَلْنَاSo We sentعَلَيْهِمْupon themرِيحًاa windصَرْصَرًاfuriousفِىٓinأَيَّامٍ(the) daysنَّحِسَاتٍ(of) misfortune,لِّنُذِيقَهُمْthat We may make them tasteعَذَابَ(the) punishmentٱلْخِزْىِ(of) disgraceفِىinٱلْحَيَوٲةِthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا‌ۖ(of) the world.وَلَعَذَابُAnd surely, (the) punishmentٱلْأَخِرَةِ(of) the Hereafterأَخْزَىٰ‌ۖ(is) more disgracing,وَهُمْand theyلَا يُنصَرُونَwill not be helped.16

حَتَّىٰٓUntil,إِذَا مَاwhenجَآءُوهَاthey come to itشَهِدَ(will) testifyعَلَيْهِمْagainst themسَمْعُهُمْtheir hearing,وَأَبْصَـٰرُهُمْand their sight,وَجُلُودُهُمand their skins,بِمَا(as) to whatكَانُواْthey used (to)يَعْمَلُونَdo.20

وَقَالُواْAnd they will sayلِجُلُودِهِمْto their skins,لِمَ`Why doشَهِدتُّمْyou testifyعَلَيْنَا‌ۖagainst us?`قَالُوٓاْThey will say,أَنطَقَنَا ٱللَّهُ`Allah made us speak,ٱلَّذِىٓthe One Whoأَنطَقَmakes speakكُلَّeveryشَىْءٍthing;وَهُوَand Heخَلَقَكُمْcreated youأَوَّلَ(the) firstمَرَّةٍtime,وَإِلَيْهِand to Himتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned.21

فَلَنُذِيقَنَّBut surely We will cause to tasteٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُواْdisbelieveعَذَابًاa punishmentشَدِيدًاsevere,وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْand surely We will recompense themأَسْوَأَ(the) worstٱلَّذِى(of) whatكَانُواْthey used (to)يَعْمَلُونَdo.27

مَّنْWhoeverعَمِلَdoesصَـٰلِحًاrighteous deedsفَلِنَفْسِهِۦ‌ۖthen it is for his soul;وَمَنْand whoeverأَسَآءَdoes evil,فَعَلَيْهَا‌ۗthen it is against it.وَمَاAnd notرَبُّكَ(is) your Lordبِظَلَّـٰمٍunjustلِّلْعَبِيدِto His slaves.46